Highly transmissible Covid-19 Alpha variant (UK origin) identified from Colombo, Batticaloa, Trincomalee, Kuliyapitiya, Wariyapola, Habaraduwa, Tissamaharama, Karapitiya, Ragama.
And the Delta variant (Indian Origin) identified from a returnee at a quarantine facility in Wadduwa – Dr. Chandima Jeewandara of University of Sri Jayewardanapura.